The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-21

ing and requiring the town council o
Rock Hill to issue bonds for educatlona
purposes; (House) authorizing the treas
urer Of Berkeley county to transfer t
the credit Of the school districts of salt
county certain funds; chartering tn
town Of Glover; (House) authorizing tn
tre, :--er Of Berkeley county to place tn
bali ce of the trial justice tax in St. An
drew pals, levied in 1884 and 1855, tt
the credit of past Indebtedness Of 1885
(House) amending the charter Of th'
town OF florence.
Senator Eatterson's bill 'sin relation
to forfeited lands. delinquent lands ant
the collection OF Iaxes, "passed-20 to 10
The Columbia Canal bill has passed
its three readings in the Senate, and no7
awaits the action of the House.
The bill to establish scholarship In tllt
Winthrop Training School at Colurnbis
is also pending in the House.
The bill to abolish the Office of Master
in Laurens county was killed in the Sen
ate by vote of l6 to Is.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
are the following: Bill to amend an AcI
for the prevention of cruelty to animals
Bill to charter the Bennettsville anc
Cheraw Railroad Company.
Bill to amend an Act to provide fol
and regulate the incorporation of banks
in this State.
Bill to repeal Section 2 of an Act to
regulate appeals in criminal cases.
The bill (by Mr.. Keitt, of Newberry, }
to establish a separate Agricultural Col,
lege and to deVolve the duties of the
Department of Agriculture upon the
Directors of such College, was laid on
the table upon the motion of that gen.
tleman. he stated that he considered
the question of establishing a separate
Agricultural College settled by the action
on the University bill, and that he had
no desire to consume time uselessly.
His motion was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Columbia
Club caused some little debate IN the
House, but was finally passed, after
changing the name Of the organization
to the ''Columbia Social and Literary
Club"
On motion of DR.. Pope, the enacting
words were stricken cut OF a bill to
amend Section 1452 of the General
Statutes, so as to give the Railroad Com
missioners S400 for Office rent instead OF
5000, as now allowed.
The Senate bill to pension Conieder-
ate soldiers and sailors has passed the
House and will of course become law.
The Columbia Canal bill was read and
ordered for consideration.
The following bills were read the third
time:
To fund the deficiency bonds at Il per
cent.
In the Senate yesterday the bill pro
viding for separate Agricultural College
Was killed by vote of 26 10 4-Seuators
Crews, Bienlann, Edwards and Murray
constituting the adherents.
The bill imposing the punishment Of
hard labor upon persons convicted by courts
or municipal authorities was indefinitely
postponed on its second reading by vote
of IS to 1G.
A bill making it . misdemeanor fer any
person to obtain board or lodging at a pub
lie OF private house and depart therefrom
without the knowledge of the proprietor,
leaving his bill unpaid was killed.
The bill authorizing the city of Columbia
to guarantee and pay the coupons on bonds
to be issued by the Board OF Trustees OF
Il, Columbia Canal passed its second
reading.
The Joint Assembly.
At 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon the two
houses met in joint assembly in the Hall of
the II :+e of Representatives for the pur-
poss O. e'c> Commissioner of Agri.
culture aid 20 Directors of the State
Penitent;. ).
A resolution had been adopted resolving
that there should be no speeches, and the
nominations consequently were confined
simply to an announcement OF the names
of the cand;1ctes
Lieut.. Governor Mauldin called the two
houses to order and called for nominations
for the Office of Commissioner of Agri.
culture.
Mr.. O'Brien nominated Col. A P. Bu..
ler. The nomination was seconded by Or.
Pope.
SIr. Anderson nominated Mr. VI. l..
Donaldson, of Greenville. The nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Raysor.
The vote resulted as follows: Butler 9S,
Donaldson So.
The following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for Penitentiary Directors
Messrs. A. A Sarratt. Thomas O. Sanders,
John S. Scott, E S. Allen, Michael F,
Kennedy.
The vote resulted in the choice of Messrs
Sarratt and Sanders.